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Asymmetrische Besteuerung unter Ausschüttungsbeschränkungen

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  • Harald Jansen

    (Faculty of Economics and Management, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg)

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Besides the importance of tax accounting rules for the corporation’s tax burden, reporting conventions determine the shareholders’ personal tax payments for the dividends received. Taxation may affect investment or financing decisions under different tax accounting and financial reporting rules. There are for example different depreciation schedules or different accruals shifting the tax base over time. Further, capital formation will differ under uniform or separate reporting. Under uncertainty loss offsetting rules are very important for defining a tax base which is neutral according to investment decisions. Constraints for loss offsetting cause tax law asymmetries and may disturb investment decisions. Most tax laws set constraints for loss offsetting when abandoning an investment project. The paper shows for three different reporting conventions that the risk for tax law asymmetries is not the same under these reporting conventions at the time of abandonment.

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  • Harald Jansen, 2008. "Asymmetrische Besteuerung unter Ausschüttungsbeschränkungen," FEMM Working Papers 08030, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Economics and Management.
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    JEL classification:

    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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